Marvel

It’s tempting to assume that Marvel’s latest comic book feature, “Ant-Man,” will be a Jewish film — and not just because the title sounds like a Semitic surname. Two Jewish actors, Joseph-Gordon Levitt and Paul Rudd, are the front-runners for the lead role, Variety reports. This won’t be another Hebrew Hammer, though. “Ant-Man” centers on… More ▸

Captain America started out as a way for its two creators — second-generation American Jews — to lash out at the Nazi menace. Now in an era of anti-Americanism, the director and star of the new Captain America movie have been playing down the character’s American identity. More ▸